In the previous post titled "Thanksgiving", I mentioned that there have been quite a few earthquakes around here recently. And in addition to that, heavy rains and typhoons as well.

Hmmm, this pretty little island needs some respite...

But this brings me to another thought; how small and helpless we are when confronted with the mighty nature. With all the technology that we have, we are still very very vulnerable to mother nature's wrath. Remember how I mentioned about the vain thought of running out of my apartment when the building was shaking? That thought was basically vain and useless because earthquakes tend to last just a few moments, but they can destroy years and years of human settlement. Had I woken up to the sound of a public alarm, warning the people of earthquake in the next 5 minutes? Well that would have given be enough time to run out of my apartment, just in case the building collapses.

Typhoons, floods, forest fires and other such natural calamities are the real problems facing humanity. These are the problems that still remain unsolved. We still cannot predict earthquakes. We have made progress in weather forecasting technology but more needs to be done. Many lives and billions of dollars are lost every year because of mother nature's wrath.

So here is my promise. One day I will become rich, and I will invest the money I earn to solve such problems that are facing mankind. I will invest it in research. That is my dream.